Technology & Design
The Math of Social Change
Having hard numbers means that nonprofits can no longer ignore the monetary or other habits of their clients.
Tag: Big Data
Impact Investing
ReCoding Good: Part 8
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
Technology & Design
Virtual Models for Real Issues
Agent-based modeling—a form of computer visualization—is being used to analyze a range of public health issues.
Philanthropy
ReCoding Good: Part 4
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
Technology
Data for Change
Data Without Borders matches tech-savy volunteers with organizations instead of data analysis.
Technology & Design
Data for Promotion, Engagement, and Reporting
The more we share our data with each other inside and outside of our organizations, the more data-driven we can be in our work collectively.
Philanthropy
ReCoding Good: Part 1
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
Measuring Social Impact
Amplifying Local Voices
GlobalGiving’s storytelling project turns anecdotes into useful data.
Foundations
Open Philanthropy
We need to bring foundations—and their vast repositories of information on who is doing what in the social economy—out into the open.
Health
Doctor in Your Pocket
New and valuable mHealth apps are coming out all the time. What sort of open architecture can support this wave of innovation?